All participants are encouraged to register in advance to avoid delays at the registration desk. Please complete and return the registration form, along with payment, to FACC, P.O. Box 1757, Tallahassee, FL 32302. Make your check payable to FACC. We cannot accept purchase orders. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or Discover Card are accepted for online registration only. Registration forms will not be processed without payment in full. 

You will need a username and password to register online. If you have never registered for an FACC event online, please contact Rachel Embleton at 850.222.9684 or rembleton@flcities.com for your credentials. 

You can pay online with your Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or Discover Card, or you can mail your registration form and fees by check to FACC, P.O. Box 1757, Tallahassee, FL 32302. You are not considered registered until your payment is received and processed, and you will not receive housing information until registration is paid.

The hotel room block is full. Click here for a list of alternate hotels. We apologize for any inconvenience. We currently have a cancellation list for The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, Autograph Collection. We cannot guarantee a room will become available; but if you would like to be added to this list, contact facc@flcities.com.  


The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, Autograph Collection will serve as the host hotel. The room rate is $189 per night. Self-parking is not available. Valet parking is $25 per day. Hotel check-in time is 4:00 p.m. Hotel checkout time is 11:00 a.m. If you are interested in a late checkout, please make arrangements directly with the hotel. 
 
To protect our room block for registrants, it is our policy that housing information is only released upon payment of registration. Once your registration is paid, you will receive housing information via email. Please note the cutoff date to make hotel reservations is May 27, 2023. However, the room block may be filled before that date, so make your reservations as soon as possible. It is important that you register for the conference and academy early so that you have plenty of time to make your reservations. NOTE: IF YOU MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATION OUTSIDE OF OUR ROOM BLOCK, YOUR ROOM IS NOT PROTECTED AND IF THE HOTEL BECOMES FULL, THE HOTEL COULD POSSIBLY MOVE YOU TO A DIFFERENT HOTEL. 

Registration fees must accompany all registration forms. To qualify for the advanced registration fee, registration forms must be postmarked on/or before May 27, 2023. Registration forms postmarked after May 27, 2023, will be processed at the specified regular fee. All registration forms must be received by June 12, 2023. If you are unable to meet this deadline, please register onsite. The registration fees are: 

	ADVANCED FEE     before/on May 27	REGULAR FEE     on/after May 28
FACC Member	$400	$450
FACC Nonmember	$525	$575
Guest	$250	$300
Athenian Dialogue	$100	$115
One Day Ticket:	$250	$275
FACC Student Member -  Contact FACC for pricing

Member and nonmember registration fees cover name badge, admission to all conference and academy sessions, the exhibit hall, refreshment breaks, Monday’s Business Luncheon and Monday’s Welcome Reception & President's Presentation. These fees DO NOT cover the Athenian Dialogue, lodging or other meals. 

Guest registration fees cover name badge, admission to all conference and academy sessions, the exhibit hall, refreshment breaks and Monday’s Welcome Reception & President's Presentation. These fees DO NOT cover the Athenian Dialogue, Monday’s Business Luncheon, lodging or other meals. Guests are defined as spouses, partners or other non-professional relations of delegates. FACC members and sponsor or exhibitor representatives do not qualify for the guest registration fees. 

Extra tickets for the Welcome Reception & President's Presentation and the Business Luncheon may be purchased in advance or at the registration desk. The Welcome Reception & President's Presentation ticket is $60 per person and the Business Luncheon is $55 per person. Note: Your name badge must be worn for all events, and tickets must be presented to enter the events. 

Saturday | June 17, 2023
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 
Pre-Conference Workshop: Athenian Dialogue: “The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of Women Who Helped Win World War II”*



This Athenian Dialogue discusses the book “The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of Women Who Helped Win World War II” by Denise Kiernan.

At the height of World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was home to 75,000 residents and consumed more electricity than New York City. But to most of the world, the town did not exist. Thousands of civilians, many of them young women from small towns across the U.S., were recruited to this secret city, enticed by the promise of solid wages and war-ending work. What were they actually doing there? Very few knew. The purpose of this mysterious government project was kept a secret from the outside world and the majority of the residents themselves. Some wondered why, despite the constant work and round-the-clock activity in this makeshift town, did no tangible product ever seem to leave its guarded gates? The women who kept this town running would find out at the end of the war when Oak Ridge’s secret was revealed and changed the world forever. Drawing from the voices and experiences of the women who lived and worked in Oak Ridge, “The Girls of Atomic City” rescues a remarkable, forgotten chapter of World War II from obscurity. Author Denise Kiernan captures the spirit of the times through these women: their pluck, their desire to contribute and their enduring courage.

Presented by: Camilla G. Pitman, MMC, Certified Professional Legal Secretary, City Clerk, City of Greenville, SC

Saturday| June 17, 2023
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 
Pre-Conference Workshop: Athenian Dialogue: “Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies”*



This Athenian Dialogue discusses the book “Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies” by J.B. West.

Author J. B. West directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue — and coordinated its daily life — for twenty-eight years, first as assistant to the chief usher, then as chief usher. He interacted daily with six consecutive Presidents and First Ladies, as well as their parents, children and grandchildren, and houseguests—including friends, relatives, and heads of state. This book is a rich account of American history that usually remains behind closed doors, including fascinating examples of the leadership characteristics and strengths/weaknesses of the First Ladies from Eleanor Roosevelt to Pat Nixon. The author is very much like the Municipal Clerk in a municipality; they do it all and wear many different hats. The author’s leadership skills are phenomenal and, in many cases, are parallel to how some Municipal Clerks come into municipalities in lower-level positions and then rise to the position of Municipal Clerk. 

Presented by: Mary Lynne Stratta, TRMC, MMC, City Secretary/Legislative Director, City of Bryan, TX 

*These Athenian Dialogues have been pre-approved for three IIMC CMC or MMC education points with the satisfactory, timely completion of a learning assessment. 

All participants must have completed the book in its entirety as a prerequisite for dialogue attendance.

$100 plus purchase of book; lunch is on your own.

Athenian Leadership Society Dialogues are limited to a minimum of 10 participants and a maximum of 30 participants per session on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants are required to purchase and read the book prior to the session. Due to the pre-work involved (reading the book), on-site registrations are not allowed. 

Monday, June 19, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
After a long day, join us in The Networking Spot to relax and network with friends, vendors and colleagues while enjoying light refreshments, fun and games. 

Municipal Clerks attending the FACC 2023 Summer Conference and Academy have the opportunity to earn one Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) experience point for attending the conference portion of the program and up to 15 hours (equivalent to 7.50 CMC or Master Municipal Clerk [MMC] education points) for attending the educational portion of the program. CMC/MMC hours approved by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC) are listed after each educational session in the program. (Additional hours are awarded to those successfully completing the Athenian Dialogue.)

Clerks who are working toward their CMC or MMC designations and wish to receive the maximum points allowable by IIMC will need to one) have their name badge scanned after every session, and two) complete and submit an Ideas to Action (ITA) form for each education session.

A Certificate of Completion, with educational hours earned, will be sent electronically to participants approximately 60 days following the conference and academy.

The education curriculum for both the CMC and MMC sessions was developed, reviewed and approved by the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government (IOG) at Florida State University as an IIMC-approved institute, in cooperation with the FACC Professional Education Committee and the FACC Board of Directors. 

Attire for the Summer Conference and Academy is business casual.

Hotel Cutoff                                                  May 27

Early Registration Ends                              May 27

Cancellation Requests                                June 2

Registration Cutoff                                     June 12

Cancellations must be in writing and either faxed to 850.222.3806, emailed to facc@flcities.com or mailed to FACC, P.O. Box 1757, Tallahassee, FL 32302. All cancellations received by 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 2, 2023, will be entitled to a refund minus a $25 administration fee. Substitutions may be made at any time with advance notification.

Monday, June 19, 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 20, 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

FACC will be hosting the 14th Annual Silent Auction and the 12th Annual Purses with a Purpose Auction at this year’s conference and academy. Items are needed for BOTH auctions. If you have an item you feel would work for the silent auction, please email pictures and/or a detailed description, along with estimated value, to FACC Silent Auction/50-50 Drawing Committee Chair/Town Clerk Sherry D. Henderson, CMC, at shenderson@townofhillsborobeach.com so that bidding sheets may be prepared in advance. If you are interested in donating a gift card to create gift card bundles for the auction, please advise Sherry and mail all gift cards to her (or to Priscilla Torres; addresses are below) so that gift card bundles and bidding sheets may be prepared in advance. The gift card(s) can be any denomination you wish to donate.

Of course, your participation in these two auctions is voluntary, but we look forward to another great year for both auctions. It is a lot of fun bidding against your fellow Clerks!

Payment for auction item(s): Cash or check are the only accepted forms of payment on-site; if you wish to pay with a credit card, add $5.00 for shipping and handling to the price of your item(s), then FACC staff will invoice you and, once paid, your item(s) will be shipped to you.

Contacts for both auctions: 
• Committee Chair/Town Clerk Sherry D. Henderson, CMC, 954.427.4011, shenderson@townofhillsborobeach.com, or Town of Hillsboro Beach, c/o Town Clerk Sherry D. Henderson, CMC, 1210 Hillsboro Mile, Hillsboro Beach, FL 33062.
• Committee Member/Village Clerk Priscilla Torres, CMC, ptorres@pinecrest-fl.gov, 305.234.2121, Village of Pinecrest, c/o Village Clerk Priscilla Torres, CMC, 12645 S Dixie Hwy, Pinecrest, FL 33156-5931.

Both auctions will conclude Tuesday, June 20, at 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 20
Wear the color of your choice to support a cause, prevent a disease, illness prevention, or any cause you wish to represent.

Tuesday, June 20, 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 21, 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. 
Come to the registration desk during these times to have your picture taken for the FACC Membership Directory. 

Tuesday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m. ET

Join us for a fun-filled night out painting unique bottles!

We will have bottles available on-site to paint, or you can bring your own bottle to paint! 

36 people maximum, first come, first served!

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. 

LOCATION: AR Workshop, 2807 Dr. MLK Jr. Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33704

Meet in the Summer Conference & Academy Hotel Lobby at 6:00 p.m. to carpool to the studio (call or text Kathy Rosado at 386.216.1548 or email rosadokathleen@codb.us prior to the event to sign up to drive or if you want to carpool).

COST: $30 ($25 for the bottle painting and $5 for the food [pizza, salad, dessert & drinks] to be collected separately).

TO REGISTER: Click Here and enter passcode MC62023 (passcode is case sensitive).

QUESTIONS? Contact Summer Conference & Academy Host Committee Co-Chairs:
City Clerk Rosemarie Call, MPA, MMC, rosemarie.call@myclearwater.com
City Clerk Amber M. LaRowe, MMC, alarowe@stpetebeach.org

Monday, June 19, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Begin the conference and academy by renewing acquaintances and meeting new friends. Please use this time to also thank our exhibitors and sponsors for this year’s summer conference and academy. We will also take this opportunity to thank our President for her service. Enjoy an early evening of light refreshments. Guests are welcome if they are registered. Additional tickets are available to be purchased at $60 per person. No children, please.

Monday, June 19, 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday, June 20, 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Please visit the exhibit hall and show your appreciation to the exhibitors who help make this summer conference and academy possible. All refreshment breaks occurring during exhibit hall hours, Monday’s Welcome Reception & President's Presentation, Tuesday’s Continental Breakfast and Tuesday’s Sidewalk Café will be held in the exhibit hall.

Each registered attendee will receive an exhibit hall game board at the entrance door to the Exhibit Hall on Monday, June 19 at 3:30 p.m. Collect each exhibitor’s signature on your game board, return your game board to the registration desk and you will be entered into a drawing for a complimentary Fall Academy registration. The game board drawing will conclude at 3:30 p.m. during the last break held in the exhibit hall (Tuesday, June 20).